mirbaz Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Would be great if we could win a million linden that way, what prevents that from happening here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenMichelle Lane Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 mirbaz wrote: Would be great if we could win a million linden that way, what prevents that from happening here? Let's see.... 1) A Sponsor 2) The laws in the State of California where Linden Lab maintains its corporate headquarters 3) The laws of the US of A ...to name just a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirbaz Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 There is not Lotto in California? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Tennyson Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 mirbaz wrote: There is not Lotto in California? In the United States lotteries are run by state governments. A SL lottery would be run by a private entity - basically, it would be a "numbers game." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirbaz Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 So its possible for a private sponsor to run such games on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Emerald Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 You haven't read the previous answers, did you? - In California Lotto is run by the government - Lotto is a kind of gambling, which is restricted by quite a bunch of laws - The ToS of SL is not gambeling-friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwalyphi Korpov Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Syo Emerald wrote: You haven't read the previous answers, did you? - In California Lotto is run by the government - Lotto is a kind of gambling, which is restricted by quite a bunch of laws - The ToS of SL is not gambeling-friendly Well, sure. You could have said "You haven't read the TOS have you?" Not reading the TOS? We see a lotto that here. Clearly the TOS forbids gambling. While at the same time the LL will take your money for which you hope to get something while they reserve the right to give you nothing So you pays your money and you takes your chances. Gambling forbidden. You still get to gamble. It's not win-win but it's something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marybeth Cooperstone Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Gambling is covered by state laws, and SL users are in every state of the country. Also there are federal laws concerning interstate gambling. I won't say that it is impossible, but it would be very difficult and expensive for Linden to enter the on-line gambling business. SL residents would lose money, Linden would probably either make very little or lose, RL lawyers would make the money. I am a a lawyer in RL, so I should not complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Faulds Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Lotto would fall under the game of chance provision. Games of chance aren't allowed in SL...sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Qwalyphi Korpov wrote: Well, sure. You could have said "You haven't read the TOS have you?" Not reading the TOS? We see a lotto that here. Clearly the TOS forbids gambling. While at the same time the LL will take your money for which you hope to get something while they reserve the right to give you nothing So you pays your money and you takes your chances. Gambling forbidden. You still get to gamble. It's not win-win but it's something. Speaking of things of which we haven't seen a lotto, at least here in the GD forum: Hello to the Forum's Favorite Chipmunk. I did see your name now and then in Answers and other places so I knew you'd returned from hybernation, but you've not visited us very often. Happy New Year. I bet you'd love the homemade sugared and spiced pecans that I've got a big ole mason jar full of, thanks to a co-worker's spouse. I'll have one, or possibly a handful, in your honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lua Aurelia Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 On a related note, if lottoes are not allowed why are "sploders" at clubs around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Jetaime Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 They just haven't been caught yet. You are free to AR them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirbaz Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 No lose sploders are allowed, thats what all the clubs have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrie Juran Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 mirbaz wrote: No lose sploders are allowed, thats what all the clubs have. People who still think this are in for a possibly rude awakening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirbaz Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well only bitter people will go tattling about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 mirbaz wrote: Would be great if we could win a million linden that way, what prevents that from happening here? Linden Labs is not a sovereign government. It cannot over-write the gambling laws of the jurisdiction it exists within to make a state-sponsored form of gambling... as, again, it is not a government. Its rather peculiar that this perception that the owners of virtual worlds are sovereign nations of their little digital playgrounds persists. This weird idea is not limited to just Second Life - you see it in MMOs all the time when people say things like "camping people's corpse's in PvP is against the laws of the game", and so on... there are no 'laws' here. Only rules and terms. The laws are set by the government - which exists outside of the company that hosts the 'game / platform / etc'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwalyphi Korpov Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 OMG Dillon.... I forgot to go to Hyber Nation. No wonder I'm so cranky. Happy New Year to you too. I rarely stray from the LSL Scripting forum now. Pecans.....mmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dresden Ceriano Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 When I read, "camping people's corpse's," I pictured someone running around dressing up dead guys in drag. ...Dres *either needs more coffee or more medication* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlazarusLlong Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Dresden Ceriano wrote: When I read, "camping people's corpse's," I pictured someone running around dressing up dead guys in drag. ...Dres *either needs more coffee or more medication* Both Dres, just to make dead sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlazarusLlong Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 mirbaz wrote: Would be great if we could win a million linden that way, what prevents that from happening here? Apart from various minor legal obstacles inconveniently put in the way by US legislation, there is perhaps the attitude of respect towards the muslim proscription of gambling: Satan’s plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain? Surah 5:91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBeverley Howlett Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 You covered that well. One thing some do forget is that not everyone is from USA. Not only would SL have to deal with laws of your country, but they would not welcome other countries getting involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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